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In reply to the discussion: Question: how would you feel if they raised the minimum age of Social Security or Medicare? [View all]HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)I would be LIVID if they raised the Medicare age. I quit working last year since I worked with the developmentally disabled and pushed wheelchairs, lifted to change diapers, etc. I was very, very fortunate that I never hurt myself, and not just at my age. I "was" 5'2" and 105 lbs. The last year that I worked my weight when down to 97 lbs. I know from living in this body this long, that if my weight goes down below 100 lbs, that I am going to get sick. So many people said to me they didn't know how I was able to do all this physical work, and not just at my age, but at my SIZE. I have no health insurance and the $500 a month it would cost through my husband's employer plan is way beyond our means.
Oh, maybe I should RE-TRAIN to work in an office, at my age? Or even better, start my OWN business? Yeah, right.